New Zealand men's national junior ice hockey team

New Zealand

Association	New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation
General Manager	Paul Scott
Head coach	George Pilgrim
Assistants	Jon Whitehead
Most points	Chris Eaden (28)
IIHF code	NZL
Team colours
First international
New Zealand 3 - 2 Turkey  (Sofia, Bulgaria; January 5, 2004)
Biggest win
New Zealand 20 - 1 Turkey  (Belgrade, Serbia; January 18, 2008)
Biggest defeat
Netherlands 19 - 0 New Zealand  (Bucharest, Romania; December 13, 2005)
IIHF World U20 Championship
Appearances	7 (first in 2004)
Best result	34th (2006)
International record (W–L–T)
16-19-1

The New Zealand men's national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team of New Zealand. The team is controlled by the New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.

History

New Zealand played its first game in 2004 against Turkey during the Division III tournament of the 2004 IIHF World U20 Championship.^[1] New Zealand won the game 3–2. The following year New Zealand gained promotion to Division II after finishing second in the Division III tournament of the 2005 IIHF World U20 Championship. During the 2006 Division II Group A tournament New Zealand suffered their worst defeat in international competition, losing to the Netherlands men's national junior ice hockey team 0–19.^[1] The team continued to compete at the World Championships up until 2008 where they gained promotion after winning the Division III tournament. During the tournament they also achieved their largest ever victory in international competition when they defeated Turkey 20–1.^[1] In 2009 New Zealand did not send a team to compete in the 2009 IIHF World U20 Championship but returned the following year to compete in the 2010 Division III tournament. In 2011 they finished fifth in the Division III tournament being held in Mexico City, Mexico.^[1]

Chris Eaden currently holds the team record for most points with 28 all of which he scored during the 2008 IIHF World U20 Championship, his only appearance for the New Zealand under-20 team.^[2][3]

International competitions

• 2004 IIHF World U20 Championship. Finish: 6th in Division III (40th overall)
• 2005 IIHF World U20 Championship. Finish: 2nd in Division III (36th overall)
• 2006 IIHF World U20 Championship. Finish: 6th in Division II Group A (34th overall)
• 2007 IIHF World U20 Championship. Finish: 3rd in Division III (37th overall)
• 2008 IIHF World U20 Championship. Finish: 1st in Division III (35th overall)
• 2010 IIHF World U20 Championship. Finish: 4th in Division III (38th overall)
• 2011 IIHF World U20 Championship. Finish: 5th in Division III (39th overall)

Roster

From the 2011 IIHF World U20 Championship^[4][5]

#	Name	Pos	Date of Birth	Club
3	Ashworth !Joel Ashworth	F	01991-02-1717 February 1991	Canterbury
5	Attwell !Michael Attwell (C)	F	01991-10-2525 October 1991	Botany Swarm
9	Bakker-Connell !Regan Bakker-Connell (A)	D	01991-08-1414 August 1991	Dunedin Thunder
1	Bigsby !Richard Bigsby	G	01994-01-1111 January 1994	Canterbury Red Devils
10	Carr !James Carr (A)	F	01991-06-2626 June 1991	Canterbury Red Devils
17	Commons !Edward Commons	F	01993-06-1616 June 1993	Canterbury Red Devils
15	Coslett !Robert Coslett	D	01991-08-1313 August 1991	Dunedin Thunder
23	Currey !James Currey	F	01993-06-033 June 1993	Botany Swarm
4	Gaffikin !Matthew Gaffikin	F	01991-10-2929 October 1991	Canterbury
6	Harrison !Shaun Harrison	F	01994-04-2828 April 1994	Auckland
2	Henare !Ethan Henare	D	01991-02-2424 February 1991	Canterbury Red Devils
20	Hopkinson !Michael Hopkinson	G	01991-03-022 March 1991	West Auckland Admirals
7	Lane !Jaxson Lane	F	01994-08-044 August 1994	Canterbury
11	McLeod !Cam McLeod	F	01994-07-1212 July 1994	Auckland
19	Moss !David Moss	F	01991-01-1111 January 1991	Botany Swarm
18	Richards !Thomas Richards	D	01994-01-2121 January 1994	Canterbury Red Devils
12	Scott !George Scott	F	01994-07-1919 July 1994	New Zealand
13	White !Nicholas White	D	01993-04-1717 April 1993	Canterbury Chiefs

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "New Zealand U20 All Time Results". National Teams of Ice Hockey. http://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/uploads/New_Zealand_U20_All_Time_Results.pdf. Retrieved 2011-11-13. 
2. ^ "New Zealand". National Teams of Ice Hockey. http://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/new_zealand.html. Retrieved 2011-11-13. 
3. ^ "Chris Eaden". Elite Prospects. http://eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=69115. Retrieved 2011-11-13. 
4. ^ "Team Roster". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/241/IHM2410NZL_33_3_0.pdf. Retrieved 2011-11-13. 
5. ^ "NZL - TPE Game Summary". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/241/IHM241902_74_3_0.pdf. Retrieved 2011-11-13. 

External links

• New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation